Arm-rest.



E. G. BUDD.

ARM BEST.

v APPLIOATION FILBD SEPT. 6; 1906.

' Patented Oct. 13,1903.

'lNVENTOR UNITED STATES EDWARD (i. BUDI), (')F Plll 14.\ DI'ILPHIA, PENNSXWXANIA, ASSIGNOR T lIALE-KILBURN METAL PATENT OFFICE.

COM l'.\.\'\', Ol'` l'lllLAIIHGLPIHA, PENNSYLVANM, A CORPORATION Ol* PENNSYLVANIA.

ABM-BEST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

Applieation'filed September 6, 1906. Serial No, 333,449.

2 delphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Penusylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Arm-Rests,

of which the following is a specification.

y This invention relatcs to arm-rests for chairs, seats, and the like, and refers more particularly to arm-roots adapted for use on seats of the type conmumly employed in railway cars.

Broadly speaking, the object of the inventiou is to provide an arm-rest made wholly of metal, since it is considered` highly desirable to make as many of the parts of such carseats as possible of metal in order that' they may be proof against fire.

l `urther objects of the invention are to Provide an arm-rest which is of attractive design, which possesses ample strength, and

Which can be manufactured at small cost.

In {ccomplishing these objects, I construct the arm-rest of two or more sheet-metal parts which may be quickly cut to the desired shape and pressed intoform at small expense. Preferably two such parts are employed, and these may be secured together to form the complete arm-rest in any suitable manner, as by riveting or soldering. "he division between the two metallic parts forming the arin-rest may be in either a horizontal or a vertical plane; the former construction is preferred, namely, that in Which one piece' forms the upper part and the other the lower .part of the arin-mst.

My invention will be better understood by reference to the acemnpanying drawings, which show the preferred embodinient.thereof, and in which Figure 1 is a side view of the arin-rest broken away in part, Fig. 2 is a top view of the same, Fig. 3 is a section on line 3--3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a view similar to that of Fig. 3 illustrating a modification.

Refer-ring to these drawings, the arin-rest is sl' .m mounted on the upper edge of a seat-end "consisting of two sheet-metal plates 1 and 2 pressed to the desired form and secured together with open space between them. At their upper edgcs plates l and 2 may be flanged outwardly as indicated at ln the preferred form of the invention the arm-rest consists of two plates 4 and 5 of sheet steel, brass, or other metal. The plate together in any other suitable manner. )complete arin-rest 1s then secured upon the 4, when. cut. to the proper diniensions by means of zi suitable dic. is pressed to such form as will make it of attractive appearance and conduce to the comfort of theoccupant ,of the seat; the form shown in the drawings may be employed if desired, in which th plate has its upper surface eurved longitudinally of the plate on an are of large radius, the side edges rounded oll', and the ends curved over. Near its cdges the plate is ilanged outwardly, as indicated at 6, to provide a lip 7 running entirely around t'he opening to the interior of, the plate. The {plate 5 is similarly constructed from a piece o sheetmetal by pressing it into the form illustrated in the drawings. In shoping this piece a tongue is 'formed in the lower side thereof of such' size :is to iit snugly between the plates l and 2 of the seat-end, and the distance between the side and end walls of the piece is such that these walls will just :lit within the lips 7 on the walls of the piece 4.

The )arts 4 and 5 for the arm-rest can be manufactured quickly and at small cost since 'they can be cut from sheets of metal by suitable dies and pressed to the shape illustrated either siinultaneously with, or subsequenitly to the punching operation. The parts are assembled by forcing the edges of the walls of the piece 5 under the lips 7 on the walls of the piece 4 and the two parts may be held together in the proper relation by the clarnping action of the metal, or if desired, they may be soldered or riveted, or secured The upper edge of the seat-end. This is done by for-cing the tongue 8 on the bottom of the arm-rest down between the plates 1 and 2 of the seat-end, and if the tongue 8 is of such size as to spring the plates 1 and 2 apart slightly, the arm-rest will be held in position Without further seeuring means. If desired, however, riveting,solderin or other means may be employed for more iirmly holding the arin-rest in position.

In Fig. 4, I have illustrated a modified form ol' arin-rest in which the division be tween the two plates is in the vertical plane. Two lates 9 and 10 are cut from sheets of meta and pressed to the form illustrated,in-*

strip 12 simi arly tlanged at its edges is then 'forced over thellanges 11 to hold the plates .andrprcssed to prev. portion and e things extending entirely 9 and 10 together tightly. in sheoing the plates 9 and 10, parts 13 are provideo thereon adzipted to extend down into the open ii )per edge oii the seat-end and when the piates have been secured together as above described, the erin-rest is secured in position upon' the seat-end in any suitable manner -Having described my invention, what I claim &S new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. An arm-rest consistiiig oi" two sheetinetal parts seemed together their edges ::in each part a body around the seme and turned at; an angle thereto and to form ;in integriti projection on the bottom of the arin-rest adepted to coaet with the upper end of a seat-end to secure the *erni-rest in position, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination ot' a seat-end consisting of two sheet-inetalplatcs secured together with open space between them, and an arnirest eonsisting ot two sheet nietal parts secured together at their edges, said part-s being ressed to provide an integriti projeetion on the bottom ol" the arin-rest, and said arin rest being ecured upon the scat-end,with said projeetion entering the open upper end of the seat-end, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, ol" a, seat-ciid consisting of two sl icet-nictal plates secured together -with open space betweeiitheni, and an arinparts secured together 'at their edges, eeeh \eid parts being pressed into toi-ni to provit-e a body-por tion and en i1ltt3g`tld fiange about. the sides and ends of the body-portion turned at an angle thei'eto and the division between said parts being in a horizontal plane, said armrest having; en intogral projection on the bot` toin thereof, and ni ians tor secnring the a rmrest upon the scatsend with said;projection entering' within the upper end ot the tat -end between said plates, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination ot" a sea -end, toi-med of two sheet-metal plates seenred together with open space between them, and an arnirest eonsisting ol" two sheet-metal parts eavh pressed into t'orin to provide a body-portion and an integral tlange about .said body-portion, :ind said parts being serured together with o )en space between the bmlv-portions thereo' and with said tlanges losing the ends of the arni-rest and said arni-rest having an integral projection on the bottom thereol' entering between the plates ot said seat-end to position the arm-rest then-on, snbstantialt\' as set forth.

6. The combination ot a seat-erul l'ormed ot two sheet-metal plates secured together with open space between them, and an arnirest haylng the lower portion there t lormed ot nietai and provided with a downwardt\' 'extending projet-tion, said arm-rest res-ting' up'on theupper edge ot' the seat-Mid n it h said projertion co-acting with the upper mlgos oi' the plates ol' the seat-end to secure. the arnirest upon the seat-end, substantially as described.

7. The combination ot' :i SCLirUllti t'orined of two sheet-metal plates secured together with open space between them and an armrest having the lower portion thereof t'ornn-d ot .metal and provided with a downwardt\' i extendin` projeetion and a shoulder at tln` base of said projeetion, said arni-rest, being' secured to said seat-end with said pro eotion entering* between the plates ot the seat-end and, said shoulder bearing upon the upper cdges of the plates, substantially as described. 'l`his specification signed andwitnessed this 31st Lissy' ot' August, 1006.

` EDWARD G. BUDU.

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